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- Title
An investigation of the anti-inflammatory effects of gabapentin on acetic acid-induced colitis in rats.
- Authors
Motavallian, Azadeh; Bouzari, Saba; Zamani, Ehsan; Karimian, Paridokht; Dabirian, Sara; Molavi, Mehdi; Torshkooh, Forough Aghajani
- Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is considered a chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal disease with treatment options which exhibit low efficacies and lead to considerable side effects. Hence, the challenge to alleviate IBD complications is remained to be resolved. The purpose of this study is evaluating anti-inflammatory impacts of gabapentin on acetic acid-induced colitis in rats. Colitis was induced by the instillation of 2 mL of 3% acetic acid solution into rat's colons. Rats were randomly allocated into six groups including normal group, colitis control group, gabapentin-treated groups (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg; i.p.), and dexamethasone-treated group (1 mg/kg; i.p.). Based on the macroscopic assessment besides histological and biochemical findings [myeloperoxidase (MPO), pro-inflammatory cytokines], the efficacy of gabapentin was investigated. Gabapentin (50 and 100 mg/kg), and dexamethasone considerably reduced macroscopic and microscopic colonic lesions induced by acetic acid in rats in comparison with colitis control group. These results were confirmed by reduced levels of MPO activity and colonic concentrations of interleukin-6, interleukin-1 beta, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, in inflamed colon tissue. Our data demonstrated that gabapentin exerts profitable impacts in experimental colitis that might be ascribed to its anti-inflammatory features and thus can be a potential therapeutic agent for IBD treatment.
- Subjects
INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases; COLITIS; TUMOR necrosis factors; RATS; GABAPENTIN; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; MESALAMINE
- Publication
Molecular Biology Reports, 2021, Vol 48, Issue 4, p3423
- ISSN
0301-4851
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11033-021-06357-2